Annals of the South African Museum: Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse MuseumWest, Newman & Company for the trustees of the Museum, 1993 - Natural history |
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... Shape : roughly rectangular . Edges : warp - none ; several rows of close twine ( Fig . 1E , 4a ) ; weft - one weft strand wound round last warp which may be reinforced , then back diagonally ( Fig . 1F , 850 ) ; weft twined round last ...
... Shape : roughly rectangular . Edges : warp - none ; several rows of close twine ( Fig . 1E , 4a ) ; weft - one weft strand wound round last warp which may be reinforced , then back diagonally ( Fig . 1F , 850 ) ; weft twined round last ...
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... shape . Hats are said to have been worn by ! Kung women and other San in Namibia . Techniques Fabric : simple or beeskep oversewing ( Fig . IK , 11b , L , 17a ) over multiple or simple coil foundation . Method of work : not seen ...
... shape . Hats are said to have been worn by ! Kung women and other San in Namibia . Techniques Fabric : simple or beeskep oversewing ( Fig . IK , 11b , L , 17a ) over multiple or simple coil foundation . Method of work : not seen ...
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... shape , roofed with the long mats that were their main item of basketwork . The great advantage of the mats was that in wet weather the sedge stems , of which they were made , swelled and made the cover water- tight , while in dry ...
... shape , roofed with the long mats that were their main item of basketwork . The great advantage of the mats was that in wet weather the sedge stems , of which they were made , swelled and made the cover water- tight , while in dry ...
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abbreviated Acacia Alexander 1835 author's name authors Barrow baskets bicuspidata Bleek Bloemhof Bredasdorp Bushmen Cape Town coil Cyperus Dama Decoration described Dornan E. M. SHAW edge Engelbrecht 1927 Fish River fish-trap flexible sieves foundation strands Fransfontein further information Gamtoos River Genadendal Ghanzi Gonaqua grass Griquatown Hahn Hirschberg 1933 Hoernlé holotype Hottentots inner bark Kalahari Khoikhoi Khoisan knotted Korana Kuisib River Kung lattice wrap Lebzelter London Makers Women Materials Foundation multiple foundation Nama Namaland Namaqualand Namibia needle Nharo Okavango open twine Orange River Ornamentation Prieska Recent Records Early rectangular Riebeeck Society Publications Riet River Rijssen Rippen roofing mats Sandfontein Schapera Schultze Scirpus sedge stems sewing strand Shape simple oversewing Smith Society Van Riebeeck South African Museum southern Africa Sparrman Stow before 1880 straight-sewn Fig Techniques Fabric thread traps Travels in South Tsumkwe twine Fig two-ply twisted cord Vaillant Walvis Bay warp weft wicker